Kent Thornburg, PhD, received the NIH Senior Research Award at the October meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Association. The competitive award is given every four years to a senior investigator who has made substantial contributions ...

Two-wheeled student commuters are finding it easier to store their bicycles safely and out of the rain thanks to the School of Medicine Alliance. This month, the Alliance followed up its March 2006 gift of 11 wall-mounted bike racks with a further 17 ...

John Saultz, M.D., Chair, Department of Family Medicine, was quoted in a recent Oregonian column that discussed health care workforce and health care reform. Click here to read the full article.

Pat Kenney-Moore, Associate Professor, Division of Physician Assistant Education, and former chair of the PA section of the Oregon Medical Association, has recently been named to the OMA Board of Trustees. Currently the OMA is developing a statewide ...

Oregon Governor Theodore Kulongoski appointed Dennis McCarty, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, to serve on the newly created Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission. The 2009 Oregon Legislature established and empowered ...

Dean Richardson sent the following message to the OHSU School of Medicine community on November 2, 2009: Dear Colleagues: I am very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008-2009 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards. Teaching is the essential ...

The School of Medicine (in partnership with the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, OCTRI) is investing in a program that will support faculty development, including mentoring resources and a seminar series. A core element of the new ...

A service of remembrance is planned for long-time faculty member William E. Connor, M.D., who passed away on Sunday, October 25. Dr. Connor earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, and served on the faculty there from ...

Cheryl Maslen and Elaine Ostrander were close friends as graduate studies students working toward their PhDs on Marquam Hill a couple of decades ago. They speak on the phone or exchange emails almost weekly to compare notes, discuss projects, and ...

The School of Medicine newsletter will spotlight a recently published faculty research paper in each issue. The goal is to highlight the great research, policy, and other work happening at OHSU and to share this information across departments and ...